An Irishman is fighting for his life after a brutal assault just yards from his home in Boston.

Designer Gary Halpin was discovered with horror injuries by a State Trooper in the early hours of Sunday.

The dad, from Cobh, Co Cork, was rushed to the Boston Medical Centre where he remains in a “serious” condition.

Speaking to the Irish Mirror, his wife Alicia said: “He’s doing okay at the moment. There is nothing else I can say at this time.”

According to a Boston Police Department report, Mr Halpin was discovered unconscious near the corner of Gallivan Blvd and Adams St, in the Dorchester section of Boston at 4.15am

“The officers observed that the victim was breathing, but he was not responding when asked questions.

“The officers also noticed what appeared to be a contusion on the back of the victim’s head. When the officers touched the victim in an attempt to locate identification the victim moved his arms and attempted to sit up.”

The State Trooper explained that he had been flagged down by a group of people who informed him that there was a person staggering down Gallivan Blvd and that it was possible he may have been beaten up.

It is not yet clear what happened to Mr Halpin in the lead up to the attack but some reports have suggested that he was the victim of a random attack.

Pals of the victim have contacted Irish media outlets in the US in a bid to identify the attacker.

Mr Halpin studied Design Presentation in Dublin Institute of Technology and has worked as a freelance designer for many years.

He moved to Boston in the Spring of 2006.

On his website he describes his accomplished history in design.

“I have worked as a freelance designer now for many years and enjoy it very much.

“I love being creative in many ways from playing music to cooking and sketching.”

Residents and businesses in the predominantly Irish neighborhood were still reeling this week that an assault with such brutality had taken place on their doorstep.

Adams Village is considered to be one the safest parts of Dorchester with a very close-knit community.

The attack comes just two years after another Irishman Ciaran O Conghaile was murdered as he walked home in the same area in October, 2011.

Boston police investigating the events of this assault are appealing to anyone with information to please come forward so they can build an accurate timeline leading up to the discovery of this man’s unconscious body.